See what happens when you completely stop taking sugar in just 30 days…

First days (2-4): you’re thinking about this exciting new goal of cutting off sugar totally, and you just started pursuing!

Next few days (3-5): You’re starting to feel a bit sluggish and don’t really wanna do anything. This feeling is just like that “bad day” that you have from time to time where everything just doesn’t fall into place and you feel like everything you do/ happens around you is a bit “off”.

Second week (over day 5-7, lasting up to 1-1.5 weeks): the cravings are intense enough that you curiously drift towards sugar. You wanna get a coffee? Yeah, great! Let’s get 4 bags of sugar. You’re eating at the cafeteria? Let’s try those “bio, all natural, strawberry jam pancakes”. This is the first and probably the most important barrier that you must pass. At this point most people subliminally go for the above, and in a few days they’re back to their old habits. This is the “sorting point” where you actually have to make a conscious choice as to not give in. Some people don’t notice these cravings, some do but think “hey it’s just this one”.

Third week (day 14- day 21): by now you clearly know you have cravings and you’re struggling not to give in. Lethargy set in and you’re grumpy, low energy, tense and…hungry for sugar! This is the second barrier where you have to ride it out. This is a dangerous time for your body! If you feel you’re going hypoglycemic (all of a sudden you have cold hands/ feet, the room is spinning, you can’t stay straight, your eyes are closing, you’re gonna feint, etc) then please have some sugar! I recommend you get a small soda (330-500 ml) and have a few sips of it (AT MOST drink half of it). This will immediately clear the dizziness and get you back on track. Use this ONLY when you reach this dangerous point. To make this easier on your body, replace breakfast with 1-2 pieces of fruit (1 apple and 1 banana; 1 apple and 1 orange; 4 prunes and a banana; etc).

Fourth week: by now more than 70% of those who started the path quit it. At this point you’ve gotten so used to the sensations from week 3 that you just don’t give a crap anymore. You’re not even thinking of why you started this path but you just keep going. This “numbness” makes you deal with your day a lot easier and you have some energy in you since you adapted to the situation.

Fifth week: your body starts going into remission. You start feeling HUNGRY. The funny thing is that you’re hungry for tomatoes, grapes, meat, potatoes, cucumbers, peppers, etc. This happens mainly because as you exclude all the sugary foods from your diet, these start tasting better and better and your body starts processing them better and better since they’re the only source of nutrition you give it. ALL bread, pasta, ALL pastry, everything with flour or that didn’t come from a tree/ plant or an animal is man made and bad for you so by this point you also have 4 weeks without these. You slowly start having energy.

Sixth week: Sugar is long gone from your system and you don’t really feel the need for it anymore. You’re getting your sugars (fructose) from the fruits you eat and you’re fine with it. EVERYTHING that’s natural tastes much better and now you can easily identify what’s tasty and healthy and what’s artificial and not worth it. You heightened this sense (smell, taste, intuition) due to your previous week. You have a good clean diet now and you’re checking labels when you buy yogurt/ cheese/ etc for added sugars and for sugar contents. You’re ALIVE! You have so much energy that everyone thinks you developed ADHD. 1 on 1 with a sugar consumer, he will have a biiit more energy than you right after drinking his Cola, but he has a 10 minute spike then a 1 hour low. You on the other hand have a steady flow of energy throughout the whole day.

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